http://www.essence-seo.co.uk en-GB Tue, 03 Apr 2012 03:24:53 GMT Tue, 03 Apr 2012 03:24:53 GMT Raccoom rss generator, website http://raccoom.sytes.net, email chrisdarebell@msn.com 10 This article was originally intended as something of a reluctant love-letter to the overall efficiency and usefulness in the absence of anything better, of a certain Google, the search engine of choice for the vast majority of the world's... http://www.essence-seo.co.uk/articles--blog/seo-blog/2008/7/29/google-builds-a-cuil-beating-search-engine.aspx Essence Design Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:36:26 GMT http://www.essence-seo.co.uk/articles--blog/seo-blog/2008/7/29/google-builds-a-cuil-beating-search-engine.aspx Indeed. Which brings me to this 'thing of ours'. What we call SEO, or search engine optimisation. The glory days of the link exchange may now be a distant memory, but that hasn't stopped one plucky fellow spamming my email box with what must... http://www.essence-seo.co.uk/articles--blog/seo-blog/2008/7/4/the-link-demand---make-me-an-offer-i-can't-refuse.aspx Essence Design Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:52:58 GMT http://www.essence-seo.co.uk/articles--blog/seo-blog/2008/7/4/the-link-demand---make-me-an-offer-i-can't-refuse.aspx Ah, the blogging desire slips, then comes back again, and I return; a stronger, more svelte incarnation of my former self. Ladies, form an orderly queue please. Actually, I lied, I've just been busy of late, and horror of horrors, allowed this blog to... http://www.essence-seo.co.uk/articles--blog/seo-blog/2008/6/30/seo-uk-google-is-what-counts.aspx Essence Design Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:01:14 GMT http://www.essence-seo.co.uk/articles--blog/seo-blog/2008/6/30/seo-uk-google-is-what-counts.aspx Since the dawn of time there has been a culture of one-upmanship that has guided the human race steadily along its ongoing path towards self-destruction. As long as there has been one man with, say, one goat; or one sheep; or one bright, shiny stone even... http://www.essence-seo.co.uk/articles--blog/seo-blog/2008/6/2/seo-isn't-dead-it's-simply-evolving.aspx Essence Design Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:59:48 GMT http://www.essence-seo.co.uk/articles--blog/seo-blog/2008/6/2/seo-isn't-dead-it's-simply-evolving.aspx I've spoken before of the benefits of blogging for SEO purposes, so with every man and his dog now writing blogposts and publishing articles on this here internet thing, where is the ideal place to do your research? Well I'm old enough to... http://www.essence-seo.co.uk/articles--blog/seo-blog/2008/5/19/the-beatles-the-stones-and-karl-marx-online-research-for-article-writing.aspx Essence Design Mon, 19 May 2008 14:08:41 GMT http://www.essence-seo.co.uk/articles--blog/seo-blog/2008/5/19/the-beatles-the-stones-and-karl-marx-online-research-for-article-writing.aspx Why doesn't Google trust us? Why is it near impossible to get my brand new website ranking for the keyword phrases I want? I’m sure the question has been asked by many an SEO or webmaster ever since Google first started to show signs of... http://www.essence-seo.co.uk/articles--blog/seo-blog/2008/5/12/gaining-google's-trust---why-google-says-no-to-strangers.aspx Essence Design Mon, 12 May 2008 09:05:25 GMT http://www.essence-seo.co.uk/articles--blog/seo-blog/2008/5/12/gaining-google's-trust---why-google-says-no-to-strangers.aspx Man alive! It would seem I've become a Google Adwords link. Regarde: I was searching for my own name through ezine articles, all in the name of research - ahem - when I happened upon it. Of course, being the inquisitive little chappy that I am I was... http://www.essence-seo.co.uk/articles--blog/seo-blog/2008/5/8/google-adwords-and-my-15-minutes-of-fame.aspx Essence Design Thu, 08 May 2008 15:41:29 GMT http://www.essence-seo.co.uk/articles--blog/seo-blog/2008/5/8/google-adwords-and-my-15-minutes-of-fame.aspx Indiana Jones isn’t the only one who can make a comeback, my friend. Not on your life. The man with the hat and a questionable interest in whips might be where the money is, but if like me you have a server or documents file full of finished... http://www.essence-seo.co.uk/articles--blog/seo-blog/2008/4/28/raiders-of-the-lost-article---mining-gold-from-unused-posts.aspx Essence Design Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:28:15 GMT http://www.essence-seo.co.uk/articles--blog/seo-blog/2008/4/28/raiders-of-the-lost-article---mining-gold-from-unused-posts.aspx One could never accuse Google of being the annoying office or factory joker. You know, the type whose only achievement is to annoy every man and his uncle on a perpetual basis until the only feasible course of action that remains is to hang them upside... http://www.essence-seo.co.uk/articles--blog/seo-blog/2008/4/21/google-gags-incorporated.aspx Essence Design Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:07:43 GMT http://www.essence-seo.co.uk/articles--blog/seo-blog/2008/4/21/google-gags-incorporated.aspx Anybody miss me? I dunno. I go on holiday for a couple of weeks and it appears that silly season breaks out - SEO style - in my absence. I won’t be doing that again in a hurry. Of course, I’m referring to the wee fella in... http://www.essence-seo.co.uk/articles--blog/seo-blog/2008/4/10/seo-from-now-on-i'm-a-discovery-portal-tuner.aspx Essence Design Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:12:28 GMT http://www.essence-seo.co.uk/articles--blog/seo-blog/2008/4/10/seo-from-now-on-i'm-a-discovery-portal-tuner.aspx SEO embraces many a discipline within the internet jungle and isn't just about search engine rankings. It is about finding ways to increase website traffic and in turn website traffic that converts. Whether this be via the search engines or... http://www.essence-seo.co.uk/articles--blog/seo-blog/2008/3/14/the-ballad-of-the-egocentric-blogger-how-to-tell-if-it's-you-you-you!.aspx Essence Design Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:45:43 GMT http://www.essence-seo.co.uk/articles--blog/seo-blog/2008/3/14/the-ballad-of-the-egocentric-blogger-how-to-tell-if-it's-you-you-you!.aspx After some good old-fashioned paranoia on Wednesday with my post Google Plummets New Depths. . . (and yes, I realised too late the grammatical minefield that dwells within that title), today I plan to return to basics with a good old-fashioned SEO post... http://www.essence-seo.co.uk/articles--blog/seo-blog/2008/2/29/seo-content-writing-practice-what-you-preach.aspx Essence Design Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:34:10 GMT http://www.essence-seo.co.uk/articles--blog/seo-blog/2008/2/29/seo-content-writing-practice-what-you-preach.aspx Not wishing to slip back into the writer's block hell that has struck me silent for the past month, I have decided to keep the old grey matter tuned and limber with the addition of an occasional midweek, short-and-(hopefully)-sweet post. And... http://www.essence-seo.co.uk/articles--blog/seo-blog/2008/2/27/google-plummet-new-depths-(of-the-ocean).aspx Essence Design Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:45:34 GMT http://www.essence-seo.co.uk/articles--blog/seo-blog/2008/2/27/google-plummet-new-depths-(of-the-ocean).aspx You can all breathe safe again, for I have returned from the icy wilderness to regale you with a tale of woe. As promised Wednesday, the reason for my recent absence. The scourge of bloggers, writers, and copywriters the world over: Writer's block... http://www.essence-seo.co.uk/articles--blog/seo-blog/2008/2/22/blogger's-scourge---a-melodrama-in-one-part.aspx Essence Design Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:00:22 GMT http://www.essence-seo.co.uk/articles--blog/seo-blog/2008/2/22/blogger's-scourge---a-melodrama-in-one-part.aspx . . . Is widely believed to be a quote from the author Mark Twain. Well this isn't entirely wrong, but what he actually said - or scribbled in a note if we're going to be downright ruddy pedantic about it - was ". . .  The report... http://www.essence-seo.co.uk/articles--blog/seo-blog/2008/2/20/rumours-of-my-death-have-been-greatly-exaggerated.aspx Essence Design Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:40:21 GMT http://www.essence-seo.co.uk/articles--blog/seo-blog/2008/2/20/rumours-of-my-death-have-been-greatly-exaggerated.aspx Time is of the essence when optimising web pages for search engine rankings and unfortunately we inhabit a society that wants everything last week, if not sooner, and woe betide you if it isn’t. I used to be an engineer (toolmaker to be precise) and... http://www.essence-seo.co.uk/articles--blog/seo-blog/2008/1/28/keeping-up-with-the-joneses-wrong-(and-the-right)-reasons-for-online-marketing.aspx Essence Design Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:40:59 GMT http://www.essence-seo.co.uk/articles--blog/seo-blog/2008/1/28/keeping-up-with-the-joneses-wrong-(and-the-right)-reasons-for-online-marketing.aspx What is one of the most successful tactics for destroying a community or your opposition? Full on assault? Unbridled brute force? Slanderous speak? Libelous language?Well all of the above have their place, but what has been proven to be perhaps the most... http://www.essence-seo.co.uk/articles--blog/seo-blog/2008/1/18/is-this-the-end-of-sphinn.aspx Essence Design Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:03:39 GMT http://www.essence-seo.co.uk/articles--blog/seo-blog/2008/1/18/is-this-the-end-of-sphinn.aspx Do you ever find yourself thinking you've got the greatest idea ever for your next blog post?Do you sit down at your computer, ready for action, thinking that this will be the making of you? A legendary status - finally - amongst your social peers... http://www.essence-seo.co.uk/articles--blog/seo-blog/2008/1/11/the-greatest-blog-post-ever-written-.aspx Essence Design Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:00:47 GMT http://www.essence-seo.co.uk/articles--blog/seo-blog/2008/1/11/the-greatest-blog-post-ever-written-.aspx Man alive! I feel as though I’ve been beat repeatedly about the head with a concrete shovel. The post Christmas blues have bypassed me this year for something with a little more meat. The amount of viruses that are flying around the UK at the... http://www.essence-seo.co.uk/articles--blog/seo-blog/2008/1/4/five-reasons-why-the-need-to-blog-outweighs-the-desire.aspx Essence Design Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:44:41 GMT http://www.essence-seo.co.uk/articles--blog/seo-blog/2008/1/4/five-reasons-why-the-need-to-blog-outweighs-the-desire.aspx Christmas is a busy time in the James household, hence the minimal activity on social networks and on this blog. So though it pains me intensely, I've taken a brief break from the festivities to knock up a quick list of what my aims for this here... http://www.essence-seo.co.uk/articles--blog/seo-blog/2007/12/29/essence-seo-into-the-new-year.aspx Essence Design Sat, 29 Dec 2007 13:17:57 GMT http://www.essence-seo.co.uk/articles--blog/seo-blog/2007/12/29/essence-seo-into-the-new-year.aspx